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Nashville Vs. Charlotte

Posted by: Brenda Meyer

30 September 2005 - 8:00am

Nashville may have many great qualities, but what it doesn't have -- and what Charlotte does -- is a revitalized urban core.

"Charlotte, comparatively, has managed something very noteworthy. Specifically, it has aggressively, successfully and dynamically zoomed past Nashville in redefining its urban core...

Eye-popping towers with decorative tops loom over Charlotte's bustling Trade and Tryon streets intersection. Pedestrians (about 15,000 will dwell in downtown’s four wards by 2008) flood sidewalk-level eateries and retail shops. An electric trolley moves from downtown (called Center City or Uptown by the locals) to South End/Dilworth, whose many warehouses and industrial buildings have been renovated."

Full Story: What’s Charlotte got that we don’t?
Source: Nashville City Paper, September 29, 2005
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